What type of T5 should i buy

[dcrrlb]

I have a 46 bow reef tank and currently using a 36" power compact, 2 96w bulbs. Im in the process of a complete overhaul and want to swithch to T5s. What one should i select? wattage? how many bulbs? Any advice would be appreciated.

 

[eric b 125]

i've heard good things about nova extreme pro t5 fixtures with individual reflectors.

 

[btldreef]

I have those lights^^^^
The stock bulbs suck, but the fixture itself is really nice. I swapped the stock bulbs for WavePoint 420nm actinics and Coralife 10K's because the WavePoint 10K's were out of stock.
The WavePoint T5HO fixture is REALLY nice. Individual reflectors and you don't have to change out the bulbs, lol.
Either one is a great fixture.
The one nicer thing I like about the Nova is that it has separate switches for the actinic and daylight, the wavepoint doesn't, but someone told me they changed this the other day. I need to look into it.

 

[wangotango]

4-bulb ATI Powermodule or 5-bulb Aquactinics TX5 would be my choices. The Nova PRO and Wavepoint would be ok if you were on a tighter budget.
-Justin